This Working Group is aimed at developing a consensus
on an appropriate set of metrics to evaluate and compare the effectiveness
of digital libraries and component technologies in a distributed environment.
Initial emphasis will be on (a) information discovery with a human in the
loop, and (b) retrieval in a heterogeneous world.

This is an open working group, and anyone interested
in the subject and in contributing to the work of the group is encouraged
to join. For further information or to join the group, contact Ronald Larsen
<rlarsen@deans.umd.edu>.